Padstow & St Merryn vs Tavistock Rural West

Padstow & St Merryn has a safety score of 91/100 (Very Safe) and recorded 27 crimes in the last 12 months. Tavistock Rural West has a safety score of 73/100 (Safe) with 147 crimes. Padstow & St Merryn scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Padstow & St Merryn shows a year-on-year crime trend of -20.6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Tavistock Rural West shows -17.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Padstow & St Merryn, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (19 incidents). In Tavistock Rural West, it is Violent Crime (81 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Padstow & St Merryn recorded 1 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Tavistock Rural West recorded 20. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Padstow & St Merryn totalled 19 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 81 in Tavistock Rural West. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Padstow & St Merryn recorded 34 crimes (now 27, a change of -20.6%). Tavistock Rural West recorded 179 crimes previously (now 147, -17.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Padstow & St Merryn has a resolution rate of 50% and Tavistock Rural West has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Padstow & St Merryn falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Tavistock Rural West is covered by Devon & Cornwall Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Padstow & St Merryn and Tavistock Rural West. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.